What does Moses mean?

Moses means "born of, child"

How do we pronounce Moses?

Moses \mo-ses, mos-es\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Moses is pronounced in English as MOWZahS 1.

1 Pronunciation for Moses: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Moses?

Moses is an English and German name of Egyptian origin. An original form of the name is Moshe (Hebrew). The name may have evolved via the Hebrew Moshel from the Egyptian 'mes' (born of, child), of the same second element as the popular Egyptian pharaoh names, Tutmosis and Rameses. In the case of the pharaoh names, the meaning is 'born of (a certain Egyptian god)', which may be similar in derivation to the name Moses. The name was borne in the Bible by Moses, who led the Israelites out of Egypt and passed them the Ten Commandments given by God. The name has consequently been traditionally popular among Jews, who also use various English surnames beginning with 'M-', such as Mortimer meaning, short names for Morris, and Morton meaning and origin, as Anglicized forms of the name. The given name was first taken up by English Puritans in the 17th century. Moses is a widely used name; it has 36 derivatives that are used in both English and other languages. English derivatives of Moses consist of what does the name Mioshe mean, nicknames for Mioshye, name Moesen origin, Moeshe meaning and origin, Mohsen pronounciation, what does the name Moise mean (used in French, Hebrew, and Italian too), baby name Moke, meaning of Moshe (used in Hebrew, Polish, and Yiddish too), Mosheh pronounciation, name Mosiah meaning, short names for Mosses, Moyses pronounciation, and Musa pronounciation (used in Arabic, Hebrew, and Turkish too). Other English variants consist of the contracted forms Mo definition, meaning of Moe, baby name Mose (used in German, Hebrew, and Italian too), Moss name variations, and what does the name Moy mean, and the familiar form Mosie pronounciation. Derivatives used in other languages consist of the Irish Maois pronounciation, the Slavic name Moisei origin, the Portuguese, Spanish, and Yiddish Moises name popularity, the Russian Moisey meaning, the Spanish name Moisés, the Hebrew and Yiddish nicknames for Moishe, the Greek short names for Moisis, the Russian Moisse meaning, the French baby name Moïse, the Italian name Mosè origin, the Russian name Mosya origin, the Polish what does the name Mosze mean, the Polish meaning of Moszek, the Arabic name Mousa, the Lithuanian meaning of Moze, the Dutch, Hungarian, and Yiddish Mozes meaning, and the Hungarian Mózes meaning. Moses is a classic favorite. Today it is still rather popular as a baby boy name, but to a lesser degree than it was in the past. In 1900, 0.072% of baby boys were named Moses. It was #181 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then, and is in recent times of modest use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.025% and its ranking #510, was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after Moises name popularity, among all boy names in its family. In 2010, it was 29% more regularly used than Moses.

A famous person named Moses is Moses Maimonides, Philosopher, born Moshe ben Maimon 30 March 1138 - 13 December 1204, Cordoba, Spain.

List of baby names that sound like Moses:

the name Maacah meaning of name, the name short names for Maahes, the name Macbey meaning and origin, the name MacCoy definition, the name Maccoy name variations, the name meaning of Maccus, the name Macey meaning of name, the name what does the name Macèo mean, the name baby name MacGee, the name meaning of MacGhee, the Polish baby name Machas, the name nicknames for Machau, the name name Maci meaning, the name Macie meaning of name, the Polish name Maciej origin, the Polish Maciek definition, the name MacKay name variations, the name name Mackay meaning, the name Mackee definition, and the English, Irish, and Scottish baby name Mackey.

The baby name Moses fun facts:

The name Moses in reverse order is "Sesom".

The numerological value of the name Moses is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Moses?

Moses is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames